I heard a story about a friend of a friend, who always rode with a bell. One day, he took it off to clean his bike. A bit later, he took the bike for a ride...The clouds started getting dark, the wind came up, and sure enough............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................he had to ride all the rest of the way without a bell.

I received a bell for Xmas from one of my friends and will put it on sometime, by spring. Whether you're superstitious or not, it adds a little something to the tale. Well, now my bike has a ding-a-ling! The legend says to keep it shiny.